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    COMMENTARY: Journalists Could Learn from Charlie Kirk

    September 30, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President, Southwest Florida Press Club, and Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Florida Gulf Coast University
    COMMENTARY: Journalists Could Learn from Charlie Kirk

    Charlie Kirk built his career using a folding chair under a banner proclaiming, “Prove Me Wrong.” His college campus tours combined spectacle, seminar, and ambush tactics. For hours, Kirk debated with undergraduates on issues like abortion, gender, and…

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    COMMENTARY: Media Ownership Must Stand for Journalists

    September 23, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President
    COMMENTARY: Media Ownership Must Stand for Journalists

    By the time you read this, Jimmy Kimmel will have returned to ABC. That means you’ll know whether the comedian has resumed his free-speech platform—or if ABC has silenced his constant mockery of Donald Trump and his administration.…

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    Oct. 7 Newsmaker Luncheon Features Rich Kolko, WINK News Safety & Security Expert

    September 23, 2025
    SCOOP Staff
    Oct. 7 Newsmaker Luncheon Features Rich Kolko, WINK News Safety & Security Expert

    We hope you will join us Oct. 7 for lunch at the Hilton Naples for a timely presentation by Rich Kolko, WINK News Safety & Security Expert. Many Press Club members may recall Kolko’s last appearance as a…

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    Commentary: America’s Bed of Concrete

    September 16, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President, Southwest Florida Press Club, and Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Florida Gulf Coast University
    Commentary: America’s Bed of Concrete

    Americans have laid a bed of concrete. Now we all must sleep on it uncomfortably. It’s going to be a long night. Our national leaders have made it clear they are not interested in healing or unity. Just…

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    A Saint Visits an Editorial Meeting

    September 9, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President, Southwest Florida Press Club, and Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Florida Gulf Coast University
    A Saint Visits an Editorial Meeting

    The elderly journalism professor entered the daily editorial meeting with a priest. The professor had a standing invitation to participate in the daily ritual of a local news organization to discuss and set the coverage priorities each morning.…

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    FGCU Launches Mentoring Program Connecting Students with Alumni and Community Leaders

    September 2, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President, Southwest Florida Press Club, and Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Florida Gulf Coast University
    FGCU Launches Mentoring Program Connecting Students with Alumni and Community Leaders

    Here’s your chance to give back to the profession of journalism and communications. Florida Gulf Coast University is launching a new FGCU Mentoring Program, an initiative designed to connect current students with alumni and community members for meaningful…

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    Opinion | Collier’s Ten Commandments Vote: Woke Hypocrisy, Now in Stone

    September 2, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President
    Opinion | Collier’s Ten Commandments Vote: Woke Hypocrisy, Now in Stone

    Do four of the five Collier County Commissioners think their constituents are stupid? They must, given the Commission’s 4–1 vote to post the Ten Commandments in public buildings, followed by Commissioner Chris Hall’s insistence that the vote had…

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    Commentary: Trump’s Unattributed Assertions Hurt Journalism

    August 26, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President
    Commentary: Trump’s Unattributed Assertions Hurt Journalism

    It’s an understatement to say that President Donald Trump is transforming almost every aspect of American life. Some of these changes are evident in policy and politics, while others are more subtle but equally impactful. One of the…

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    Torture the Numbers to Support the Lies

    August 5, 2025
    Tom Doerr, President
    Torture the Numbers to Support the Lies

    A CPA friend of mine has a quick response to potential clients who suggest he manipulate the numbers to support a lie: “You must think my professional integrity is such that I would lie for you. Besides, liars…

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